CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION LET REVIEWER FOR SEPTEMBER 2024 LET

Question 1

Run a course/ race in Latin is _______.

Answer 1

CURRERE

Question 2

Father of Perennialism

Answer 2

THOMAS AQUINAS

Question 3

1. This concept includes the sub-processes of curriculum planning, organization, implementation and evaluation. Which concept is this?
   a. Curriculum development
   b. Curriculum assessment
   c. Curriculum management
   d. Curriculum and instruction

Answer 3

a. Curriculum development

Question 4

2. The establishment of the School of the Future (SOF) introduces improvement and reform in education to respond to both human and social needs. What philosophy is related to it?
   a. Epistemology (nature of knowledge)
   b. Social reconstructionism (social problems)
   c. Pragmatism (change/practical)
   d. Idealism (mind)

Answer 4

b. Social reconstructionism (social problems)

Question 5

3. Every curriculum has this dimension. This is both unplanned and implicit but its instructional effects are often evident in the students’ behavior, values and dispositions. This dimension is referred to as
   a. Societal curriculum
   b. Instructional curriculum
   c. Institutional curriculum
   d. Hidden curriculum

Answer 5

d. Hidden curriculum

Question 6

4. Mrs. Cahayagan often make use of experiental rather than the rote method in teaching; she is, thus, observed to provide “custom-made” activities for her pupils. The curriculum pattern she apparently follows is that of
   a. Activity-based
   b. Child-centered
   c. Problem based
   d. Life-functions-focused

Answer 6

b. Child-centered

Question 7

5. He believed that curriculum includes all experiences children have under the guidance of teachers in which a subject matter is developed around social functions and learners’ interest.
   a. William Kilpatrick (project method)
   b. Hollis Caswell
   c. Harold Rugg (whole child)
   d. Werret Charters (subject matter)

Answer 7

b. Hollis Caswell

Question 8

1. Teacher Claire claims: “If I have to give reinforcement, it has to be given immediately after the response.” Which theory supports Teacher Claire?
   a. Operant conditioning Theory
   b. Social Cognitive Theory
   c. Cognitive Theory
   d. Humanist Theory

Answer 8

a. Operant conditioning Theory

Question 9

2. Teacher Shane wants to determine immediately the learning difficulties of her students. Which of the following do you expect her to undertake?
   a. Require her students to prepare a portfolio
   b. Administer an achievement test
   c. Administer a diagnostic test
   d. Interview her students directly

Answer 9

c. Administer a diagnostic test

Question 10

3. The theme of Vygotsky’s socio-cultural theory emphasizes the role of appropriate assistance given by the teacher to accomplish a task. Such help enables the child to move from the zone of actual development to a zone of proximal development. Such assistance is termed ____.
   a. Competency technique
   b. Scaffolding
   c. Active participation
   d. Collaboration

Answer 10

b. Scaffolding

Question 11

4. The following are characteristics of a child-friendly school except for ____.
   a. Exclusive
   b. Child-centered
   c. Gender-sensitive
   d. Non-discriminating

Answer 11

a. Exclusive

Question 12

5. Teacher Betty discovered that her pupils are weak in comprehension. To further determine in which particular skills her pupils are weak which test should Teacher Betty give?
   a. Aptitude Test
   b. Placement test
   c. Diagnostic test
   d. Standardized test

Answer 12

c. Diagnostic test

Question 13

6. In a multiple-choice test item with four options and out of 50 examinees, which was the least effective distracter?
   a. The option that was chosen by 13 examinees
   b. The option that was chosen by 2 examinees
   c. The option that was chosen by 12 examinees
   d. The correct answer that was chosen by 5 examinees

Answer 13

b. The option that was chosen by 2 examinees

Question 14

7. Among the following curriculum stakeholders, who has the most responsibility in curriculum implementation?
   a. Learners
   b. School heads
   c. Teachers
   d. Parents

Answer 14

c. Teachers

Question 15

8. Sheena has an American suitor, but she is afraid about what American culture looks like. She has ____.
   a. Xenophobia
   b. Practicality
   c. Culture Shock
   d. Xenocentrism

Answer 15

a. Xenophobia

Question 16

9. The greatest happiness lies in the contemplative use of mind, said Plato. Therefore, let us give more opportunities for our students to do which of the following?
   a. Cooperative learning
   b. Introspection
   c. Role playing
   d. Social Interaction

Answer 16

b. Introspection

Question 17

10. A teacher who subscribes to the pragmatic philosophy of education believes that experience should follow in her teaching. Which of the following does she exert effort in to support her belief?
    a. Encouraging learners to memorize factual knowledge
    b. Equipping learners with the basic abilities and skills
    c. Providing learner opportunities to apply theories and principles
    d. Requiring learners full mastery of the lesson

Answer 17

c. Providing learner opportunities to apply theories and principles